Quote ="Itchy Arsenal"DaveO that sums tonight up. Some Aussie guy chucking around 75p t shirts got more atmosphere than 17 blokes who appeared to have just been introduced to each other. Weather doesn't dampen urgency and our urgency or lack of it in the last 2 years is for me quite ">startling.'" it is his job he has done quite a few rugby matches doing the same thing

Quote ="Itchy Arsenal"DaveO that sums tonight up. Some Aussie guy chucking around 75p t shirts got more atmosphere than 17 blokes who appeared to have just been introduced to each other. Weather doesn't dampen urgency and our urgency or lack of it in the last 2 years is for me quite ">startling.'" it is his job he has done quite a few rugby matches doing the same thing

Quote ="Last Son of Wigan" I still see the reasoning and purpose in spelling McM in the first game of the season on a terrible night against a big pack on the first game of the season after a bone ">graft.'" If you read the latest (wigan evening news) then it is surprising that McM played as much as he did given that he had little pre-season, only started training fully a week before the Catalan game. I suspect that we will see more of him in games going forward.

Quote ="Last Son of Wigan" I still see the reasoning and purpose in spelling McM in the first game of the season on a terrible night against a big pack on the first game of the season after a bone ">graft.'" If you read the latest (wigan evening news) then it is surprising that McM played as much as he did given that he had little pre-season, only started training fully a week before the Catalan game. I suspect that we will see more of him in games going forward.

It's not just Wigan who do it though is it? So there is obviously a reason. Just watch the tv games over the next few weeks (here and in aus) and take note.

It will be interesting to see how it's handled if we end up reducing our interchange down to 10 or 8 in the future. The NRL are cutting down on this and it will mean forwards will be required to do longer stints.



Players like Isa, Farrell, Bateman etc will be invaluable as they play big minutes and can cover various positions.

Robot like coaching again......which Noble was slaughtered for.



We need to bring more imagination to using the interchange bench.



I know they will be using statistics they have from training and pre-season to when they get to the red line of being over worked but changing Micky Mac when he ok to carry on is just stupid.

Quote ="exiled Warrior"If you read the latest (wigan evening news) then it is surprising that McM played as much as he did given that he had little pre-season, only started training fully a week before the Catalan game. I suspect that we will see more of him in games going ">forward.'" Agreed. Was a testament to his desire and dedication to see him play.

Quote ="exiled Warrior"If you read the latest (wigan evening news) then it is surprising that McM played as much as he did given that he had little pre-season, only started training fully a week before the Catalan game. I suspect that we will see more of him in games going ">forward.'" Agreed. Was a testament to his desire and dedication to see him play.